Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After subscribing to and enjoying "Gourmet" for over a decade, I recently let my subscription run out. Over a year ago the editorial staff of the magazine changed, and with it, the content of the magazine. The "Gourmet" I knew and loved was always a treat to receive because it focused on exciting and complex recipes that were going to be fun and challenging to cook at home. The recipes were very user friendly, and no matter how advanced, always designed to be prepared in a home kitchen. The new "Gourmet" is much more of a travel magazine than a cook's magazine. It particularly focuses on New York restaurants, and most of the recipes showcase famous dishes from various restaurants, not recipes that were designed for the home cook. While the old "Gourmet" certainly had its fair share of restaurant and travel coverage, the focus was on different culinary traditions and exciting culinary innovations. In other words, it was a more scholarly look at cooking. The new magazine feels like a bunch of fluff pieces set up by New York PR agents. Next time I'm planning a trip to New York, I'll probably pick up an issue to see what's new and hot, but this isn't the kind of information that's useful to me on a monthly basis.